WWII Flashcards
How did people feel about Nazism when Germany was bombed heavily in wwII
That the government was failing and Hitler was not a messiah
Germany was not invincible and Hitler had failed them
Non war events were all stopped and rations were in use
What signified Germany’s downfall in the war
Stalingrad disaster
End of 1942 thousands were wounded
Describe propaganda in the war
It Increased
Stalingrad failure was censored to keep up morale and war effort
Extra food rations christmas 1942
There was a huge shortage of workers in the war
Who contributed to labour force
People in labour camps
Women- under Nazi Germany they were told they could not work but in 1939, their labour was required up to age 50 (men fighting overseas)
Throughout the war why would morale decrease and opposition increase
Rationing
Stalingrad failure rumours (despite reassuring propaganda)
Loss of doctors
Air raids and bombings
Describe economic position of Germany when preparing for war
Expenditure exceeded income so debt increased
Wages of people were same of that in the Depression in 1938
How many homeless at end of war
7.5 million
